Institute of Food Research

Coordinates: 52°37′26″N 1°13′28″E / 52.623820°N 1.224523°E / 52.623820; 1.224523

The Institute of Food Research (IFR) in the United Kingdom is one of the world's leading agricultural and food science research institutions. It prides itself upon its wealth of research, regularly contributing to both government policies and industry bodies as well as public relations.

History

Based in Norwich, IFR was originally founded in 1968; however its research can be traced back almost 100 years to the low temperature research station in Cambridge.

The Institute was based on four sites across the UK:

In 1999, it was decided that the research centres should all consolidate on the Norwich Research Park. The site is in the parish of Colney on the B1108, just west of the University of East Anglia.

Current focus

IFR aims to fulfil a UK and international leadership role in delivering:

Journal of Food Science

The Journal of Food Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1936 and is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Institute of Food Technologists in Chicago, Illinois. From 1996 to 2005, it was ranked eighth among impact in scientific journals publishing food science and technology.

History

The journal was founded in 1936 as Food Research with Fred W. Tanner (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) as editor in chief. Published bimonthly by Garrard Press, it was a publication that dealt with food science and technology research. The first issue had nine articles in it. By the end of 1936, 55 papers were published.

In 1950, Food Research was purchased by the Institute of Food Technologists and Zoltan I. Kertesz was named Editor-In-Chief in 1951. Kertesz and most of his successors also served as editors of Food Technology, the Institute's magazine founded in 1947. He was replaced by Martin S. Peterson in July 1952, who served until December 1960.